2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU also made our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State also made our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.
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University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3,422 |
| Utah | 1,971 |
| Montana | 371 |
| Idaho | 680 |
| Wyoming | 266 |
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Psychology Related Majors for Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.
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